About the Practice

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Why Choose Our Orthopaedic Physicians

Olympia Orthopaedic Associates (OOA) has been a part of Thurston County since 1972 and has grown to be the largest full-service orthopaedic group in the South Puget Sound area. Since the beginning, OOA has continually strived to become and remain a Center of Excellence for quality, comprehensive, full service musculoskeletal care in Southwest Washington while providing excellent care and improving the quality of life for people in the community.

Olympia Orthopaedic Associates is dedicated to providing you, our patient, with convenience and the highest quality orthopaedic services to get you back to the life you deserve, a Life in Motion.

History

In 1972, Dr. John Coker started the practice in a small office on Ensign Road in Olympia. He was joined two years later by Dr. Jerome H. Zechmann and a year later by Dr. Alan Roser. Dr. Kenneth Partlow III joined the practice in 1982, rounding out the group. In 1993 Dr. Jerome H. Zechmann retired and passed his practice to his son, Dr. Jerome P. Zechmann. Two years later Dr. Coker retired and Dr. Brodie Wood joined the team.

Over the next 20 years, we not only grew through physical expansion but also in services. Here is an overview of our journey.

1972 – We opened our first clinic on Ensign Road, near Providence St. Peter Hospital.

September 2016: Rapid Orthopaedic Care urgent care was opened in Hawks Prairie.

July 2017: A second Rapid Orthopaedic Care urgent care was opened in the West Olympia Medical Center.

Learn more about how we began and how we have expanded to meet the needs of the community from our article on ThurstonTalk.com!

Services Offered

To ensure that individuals within our community and the surrounding communities have access to services that promote healthy musculoskeletal systems, our practice provides the following patient services: